The Green Lady

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder... They had warned him. Absinthe did not come with a disclaimer, a caution to be inferred between the lines and the delicate wings of the La Fee Verte, the Green Fairy, who gives absolution but wants your soul in return. From the first sip of seduction, the first saccharine slide down into gritty sweetness, there was no hope of release, no expectation of escape. Blind and willing, he went forth... Estate lawyer John Remington Edgar once lived a cautious life, a life plagued by disappointment until a chance encounter with Joseph Lewis, Sr. leaves him managing the estate of the wealthiest and most influential man in town. Suddenly, all of Baltimore is at his fingertips and he finds himself with an exclusive membership to the illustrious Harbor Club. There John discovers his first love, the green fairy, deep in the dregs of absinthe, the drink with the ethereal glow that blinds him to the dangers of a courtship with blemished socialite Eleanor Westfall, a woman spurned by society and hell-bent on revenge against the son of John's best client. After witnessing the murder of his most important client's son, John becomes the prime suspect. He takes matters into his own hands to preserve his good name, prove his innocence and unravel the mystery.